View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal
1870
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1870
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a watercolor painting of a Parisian street scene, with the Institut de France in the background and the Pont Royal in the foreground. The painting is interesting because it's part of a series of views of Paris that the artist painted just before the Franco-Prussian War. This gives us a glimpse of what the city looked like at that time. To learn more about similar artworks, check out the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
